Posts Tagged ‘Connecticut’

The Connecticut startup ecosystem is evolving and growing in exciting new ways. But one of the pressing issue facing many new businesses in the state is finding a place to grow that encourages collaboration with other young companies. This has given rise to co-working spaces in many Connecticut cities, and at its core David Salinas’s The…

Bitcoin has soared to new heights in recent weeks, bringing blockchain technology back into focus as a means of disrupting long-held monopolies such as finance. For Katherine Kuzmeskas of SimplyVital Health, blockchain represents a new frontier in the world of healthcare IT. Her company has developed a blockchain ecosystem that simplifies and streamlines healthcare data…

Food waste is a huge problem in America, especially at institutions of higher learning, where picky eaters toss away tons of food. West Hartford-based Phood LLC. may have a solution to this tricky problem.

Makerspace CT is exactly what it sounds like, a brand new nonprofit makerspace based in Hartford’s famous Colt Building. At 15,000 sq-ft, it will be Connecticut’s largest makerspace, and it will come equipped with all kinds of cool tools.

For many would-be entrepreneurs, there is much more to launching a startup or new business besides profit margins. In this episode, we talk about exactly what defines social entrepreneurship with the director of Wesleyan’s Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship.

At the core of every startup is a desire to disrupt the status quo for the better. The mental health industry has remained more or less the same for decades, but Dr. K of Hopewell Health Solutions is taking a fresh approach to helping people’s well-being with great success.

We are back with a fresh episode of the CTStartup Podcast - this week is part 1 of 2 of our series with the Crossroads Venture Group and UConn TIP - Technology Incubation Program.

We spoke with CVG board members Greg Lallier of Updike, Kelly & Spellacy, P.C., Paul Hughes of Wiggin And Dana LLP, and Paige Rasid of UConn to discuss how the Connecticut incubator ecosystem has changed, and what they are doing to help grow local founders and startups.

As part of a special two-part series, the CTStartup Podcast joins the Crossroads Venture Group and UCONN TIP to speak with local startup founders, investors, and service providers at CVG’s monthly n...